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Alex Kasprak

Alex Kasprak is an investigative journalist and science writer whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, Motherboard, New Scientist, and other venues. Prior to joining Snopes, he was a staff science writer at BuzzFeed and a science communicator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has master's degrees in geological sciences from Brown University and in science writing from Johns Hopkins University. Kasprak has been with Snopes since 2016 and has served as senior writer since 2019.   

Did the Drug Enforcement Administration Legalize Synthetic Marijuana While Keeping 'the Real Thing' Illegal?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 30, 2017

Bioidentical but synthetic THC has been approved for medical use since 1985, but it was only rec ...

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Soursop, Guyabano, and the Graviola Tree — the Ultimate "Cure" for Cancer?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 29, 2017

Though chemicals within the fruit have shown potential anticancer properties in the lab, no evid ...

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Did President Trump Reverse an Insecticide Ban After Receiving $1 Million from Dow Chemicals?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 27, 2017

The Trump administration reversed a previous decision to ban the use of a common insecticide, an ...

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Does the GOP Tax Plan Include a Tax Cut for Private Jet Owners?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 20, 2017 (Updated: Dec. 5, 2017)

A proposal included in the Senate tax reform bill formalizes a longstanding IRS policy of not su ...

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Did a Colorado Infant Become the 'First Pot Overdose Death'?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 17, 2017

“We are absolutely not saying that marijuana killed that child,” the co-author of a recently mis ...

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Does the GOP Tax Bill Introduce Anti-Abortion "Fetal Personhood" Legislation?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 16, 2017

The current GOP plan allows "unborn children" to be listed as beneficiaries of college funds, in ...

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How Unprecedented Is President Trump's Politicization of Science?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 15, 2017

Political interference in science is nothing new, but experts agree that what is happening to sc ...

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Does the California NAACP Want to Replace the National Anthem?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 8, 2017

The group has proposed state legislation aimed at replacing "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the na ...

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Is The Southern Baptist Convention Covering Funeral Costs for Sutherland Springs Victims?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 8, 2017

The primary missions agency of the Southern Baptist Convention will cover any out-of-pocket fune ...

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Police Chief Warns of Fentanyl Overdose Risk from Residue on Shopping Carts?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 7, 2017 (Updated: Nov. 10, 2017)

The likelihood of such a scenario is scientifically dubious and the law enforcement agency that ...

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White House Releases Report Contradicting Its Own Position on Climate Change

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 3, 2017

There is no "convincing alternative explanation" for recent warming besides human activity, a co ...

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Is This Time Magazine Cover About 'Global Cooling'?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Nov. 2, 2017

Despite all their bluster, climate denial blogs still do not appear to understand the difference ...

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Do Hundreds of Papers Published in 2017 'Prove' That Global Warming is a Myth?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Oct. 26, 2017

An article stakes its claim on a regurgitation of false information from a blogger who rejects m ...

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Is PETA Releasing Lone Star Ticks into the Northeastern United States to Create Meat Allergies?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Oct. 24, 2017

Claims that members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are using ticks for the wides ...

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Bill Browder

Was Human Rights Activist Bill Browder Banned from Entering the United States?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Oct. 23, 2017

Browder’s inclusion in an Interpol wanted list at the behest of the Russian government seems, at ...

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Is Manuka Honey 'Better Than All Known Antibiotics?'

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Oct. 20, 2017

Manuka honey has well-documented antibacterial properties, but the research is too preliminary t ...

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Does a Coin in a Cup of Ice Accurately Tell You If Your Freezer Lost Power?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Oct. 19, 2017

"I just heard a great tip. It's called the one cup tip."

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Did Mike Pence Say He Wants to 'Hang' Gay People?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Oct. 18, 2017

President Trump reportedly joked that Vice President Pence, whose views are notably anti-LGBTQ, ...

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Will Burning Bay Leaves Reduce Anxiety?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Oct. 17, 2017

A chemical compound found in the leaves of the bay laurel may affect mood, but the results are i ...

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NASA Confirms Existence of Earth's Second Moon?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Oct. 16, 2017

While a discovery from 2016 did reveal the presence of a small asteroid trapped in Earth’s orbit ...

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